Both of them last played an ODI in March.
In what was a glitch in the matrix, names of India veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have surprisingly gone missing from the official ICC ODI rankings for batters, which was updated on Wednesday (August 20).
This comes just a week after Rohit climbed to second place in the rankings with 756 rating points, whereas Kohli was in fourth place with 736 rating points. Shubman Gill (784 points) leads the updated ICC batting rankings, followed by Pakistan’s Babar Azam in third (739), New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (720) and Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka (719).
The ICC, however, later rectified the situation and updated the ODI batters’ standings once again. Here’s a look at the updated standings:
Both Rohit and Kohli last played an ODI in March, when India lifted the 2025 Champions Trophy by beating New Zealand. As per the ICC rules, a player’s name gets removed from the ICC rankings list after their retirement from a particular format. And while both Rohit and Kohli have retired from T20Is and Tests, they will continue to play the ODI format.
AUSA-W
–
INDA-W
–
VSS
–
BVB
–
AMR
–
TBW
–
ABF
–
TKR
–
SKA
–
BR
–
ODW
194/3
NDS
193/10
Outer Delhi Warriors beat North Delhi Strikers by 7 wickets
CDK
–
WDL
–
NDSW
117/4
CDQW
120/9
Central Delhi Queens Women beat North Delhi Strikers Women by 1 wickets
CDQW
–
SDSW
–
ROM
–
CZR
–
ROM
–
CZR
–
HTBC
139/2
SCE
140/3
SC Europa beat HTB Cricket by 7 wickets
HTBC
107/2
VFB
102/10
HTB Cricket beat VFB Fallersleben by 8 wickets
SCE
86/7
SGFD
93/8
SG Findorff beat SC Europa by 7 runs
VFB
125/6
BRCC
121/6
VFB Fallersleben beat Berlin CC by 4 wickets
BRCC
91/5
SGFD
107/4
SG Findorff beat Berlin CC by 16 runs
VFB
–
SCE
–
HTBC
–
SGFD
–
BRCC
–
SCE
–
SGFD
–
VFB
–
HTBC
–
BRCC
–
LAN
320/10
DURH
321/6
Durham beat Lancashire by 4 wickets
LEI
312/5
DER
312/10
HAM
290/7
NOT
292/6
Nottinghamshire beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
ESS
371/6
GLAM
124/7
SUSS
–
SOM
–
NOR
–
KENT
–
KWT
–
QAT
–
KNY
–
JER
–
NED-W
157/7
ITA-W
114/8
Netherlands Women beat Italy Women by 43 runs
IRE-W
63/0
GER-W
62/10
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 10 wickets
NED-W
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IRE-W
–
ITA-W
–
GER-W
–
BAN
–
IND
–
Match Called off
MUR
332/9
NWW
334/9
North West Warriors beat Munster Reds by 2 runs
LLG
226/4
NK
223/10
Leinster Lightning beat Northern Knights (Ireland) by 6 wickets
PCR
80/8
GUJCC
127/9
RTZ
–
KUMS
–
BCC
–
KZK
–
KGC
–
SBSCC
–
ARKS
–
CAGS
–
ATR
–
KBTS
–
GBM
213/3
MYW
209/5
Gulbarga Mystics beat Mysore Warriors by 7 wickets
HBT
141/8
BNB
125/7
MGD
–
MYW
–
BNB
–
SML
–
MAT
–
RNC
–
MUT
–
IAI
–
WEF
125/8
SOB
129/8
Southern Brave beat Welsh Fire by 4 runs
LOS
127/3
NOS
–
OVI
–
TRR
–
WFW-W
111/6
SBW-W
112/7
Southern Brave Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 3 wickets
LSW-W
90/8
NOS-W
93/2
Northern Superchargers Women beat London Spirit Women by 8 wickets
OIW-W
–
TRW-W
–
CHK
152/8
ACOM
126/10
Chicago Kingsmen beat Australian Capital Territory by 26 runs
MS-A
166/4
PSA
167/3
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Melbourne Stars Academy by 7 wickets
NEP
139/9
MR-A
106/10
Nepal beat Melbourne Renegades Academy by 33 runs
PS
202/6
AS-A
95/10
Pakistan Shaheens beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 107 runs
MR-A
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HHA
–
ACOM
–
AS-A
–
NTS
–
CHK
–
BANA
–
MS-A
–
NOSK
172/10
GOLS
186/7
Gorakhpur Lions beat Noida Super Kings by 14 runs
LUF
184/5
KASS
171/6
Lucknow Falcons beat Kanpur Superstars by 1 runs
NOSK
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KARS
–
MEMA
–
GOLS
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This, however, comes at a time when the duo’s ODI futures, with their participation in the 2027 ODI World Cup currently a subject of speculation. In 2025, Kohli has played seven ODIs and has scored 275 runs from seven matches at an average of 45.83. Rohit, on the other hand, has scored 302 runs from eight matches this year at an average of 37.75.
Fans were left stunned after the duo’s names had disappeared from the ICC ODI rankings. Here are a few reactions:
In the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, Virat Kohli was India’s second highest run-getter with 218 runs from five matches at an average of 54.50.
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Rohit, on the other hand, finished even below Kohli after he scored just 180 runs from five matches at an average of 36. India’s next ODI assignment is a three-match series against Australia Down Under, in which both Virat and Rohit are likely to feature in. The first ODI will take place in Perth on October 19, and will be followed by the second and third ODIs on October 23 (Adelaide) and Sydney (October 25) respectively.
